October to December
Review of the year 2025
Review of the year 2025
The Küchwald-Wüstenbrand premium cycle path runs along a former railway line, is up to four metres wide and is set to reach a total length of around 13.6 kilometres once completed. So far, the sections between Riedstraße, Kalkstraße and Paul-Jäkel-Straße have been completed, including a 185-metre-long bridge over Kalkstraße. The project creates a direct and attractive connection for cycle traffic between the districts of Rottluff and Rabenstein.
Municipal music school celebrates 75th anniversary
The folk music school was founded in Chemnitz on 1 October 1950 - today's municipal music school is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Every year, around 2,150 pupils of all ages learn with 62 full-time teachers and 25 freelance teachers. After 1990, the focus shifted to early musical education and the idea of a "music school for all", supplemented by programmes for senior citizens and a variety of ensembles. The music school promotes talent and enables a broad musical education, regardless of individual background. In November, the music school celebrated its anniversary with various formations and ensembles in the revue "C the Centuries".
City joins arbitration tribunal for Nazi-looted property
In future, the City of Chemnitz will participate in the joint arbitration of the federal, state and local governments for the restitution of Nazi-looted property from public collections. This means that disputes over cultural property seized as a result of Nazi persecution can be decided with binding effect, whereas the recommendations of the previous "Advisory Commission on Nazi Looted Property" were not legally binding. The procedure strengthens the position of the victims and their descendants and is based on the Washington Principles established in 1998 and the Joint Declaration of the Federal Government, the federal states and municipal umbrella organisations. With its "standing offer", Chemnitz is giving eligible claimants the opportunity to unilaterally invoke arbitration proceedings at the German Centre for the Loss of Cultural Property in Berlin. In doing so, the city is reaffirming its commitment to transparency, responsibility and historical justice and sending a clear signal in favour of a responsible culture of remembrance.
Europe Direct Centre opens in Chemnitz
The city of Chemnitz has been selected as one of six new locations for a Europe Direct Centre of the European Commission in Germany. The office will open in Tietz on 1 January 2026 and will initially serve as a point of contact for all citizens on questions relating to the EU for five years. Europe Direct aims to build trust in the EU, communicate its relevance to everyday life - from education to climate - and actively involve citizens. In particular, the meeting formats on the intervention areas from the Capital of Culture year 2025 are to be implemented, which will revitalise them in the long term. The establishment in Chemnitz brings the number of Europe Direct centres in Germany to 48; there are now more than 400 locations across Europe, which have been established in all EU member states since 2005.
